5/22/24: bridge early morning “like a bridge over troubled water” playing again and again #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#NaTankaMo#MayTanka

5/15/24: trunk mid-spring afternoon another tree-hugger grasps the old red oak’s trunk my naive idealism far beyond easy rescue #tanka#micropoetry#poetry

5/13/24: for sale for sale one slightly used driveshaft ready to cross a sea of stars #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#NaTankaMo#MayTanka

5/10/24: shadows shadows those long-lost impressions remembering a once-vital life #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#NaTankaMo#MayTanka

5/9/24: seagulls listening to their cries seagulls how quickly summer comes #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#NaTankaMo#MayTanka

5/6/24: grass sea breeze parting the grasses by the bay how I long to hold you for just another moment #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaTankaMo #MayTanka

5/5/24: spring another rainy afternoon this spring the guiding teacher’s dharma talk #tanka#NaTankaMo#MayTanka#micropoetry#poetry